DAILY DIGEST

Vol. 19, No. 122                            
                  June 27,2000

Released: June 27, 2000. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG.Public Reference Log: 06/26/00. Contact: Public Reference Center: (202) 418-0270. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/Tariffs/combined/tt062600.pdf

Released: June 27, 2000. COMPETITIVE PRICING DIVISION EXTENDS ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION'S WAIVER OF SECTION 51.507(F) DEAVERAGING REQUIREMENT.CCB/CPD No. 00-11. (DA No. 00-1431). Contact: Deputy Chief, Competitive Pricing Division: Neil Fried at (202) 418-1530, TTY: (202) 418-0484. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da001431.doc

Report No: 3736. Released: June 27, 2000. CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTIONS.

Report No: 1279. Released: June 27, 2000. CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REGISTRATIONS: SPECIAL RELIEF AND SHOW CAUSE PETITIONS. Contact: Cable Services Bureau: (202) 418-7000.

Released: June 27, 2000. CABLE SERVICES BUREAU - COMMISSION TO HOLD EN BANC HEARING OF AMERICA ONLINE, INC. AND TIME WARNER, INC. APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL. (DA No. 00-1432). Dkt No.: CS-00-30. Contact: Linda Senecal at (202) 418-7044, TTY: (202) 418-7172. News Media Contact: Michelle Russo (202) 418-2358.

Report No: 44764. Released: June 27, 2000. BROADCAST ACTIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac000627.txt

Report No: 24764. Released: June 27, 2000. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap000627.txt

LOCAL MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (LMDS). Completed review of the LMDS eligibility restriction. Dismissed as moot the request for waiver fo the LMDS eligibility restriction filed by Hyperion Communications Long Haul, L.P. 3rd R&O and MO&O. Dkt No.: CC-92-297. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 20, 2000. (FCC No. 00-223). CCB

MCI WORLDCOM, INC./ITT NATIONAL, INC. Granted the waiver request filed by MCI WorldCom, Inc. and its subsidiary, TTI National, Inc. on April 11, 2000 to an extent. Dkt No.: CC-94-129. Action by Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1426). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001426.doc

TALK.COM, INC./TALK.COM HOLDING CORPORATION. Granted Talk.com, Inc. and Talk.com Holding Corporation a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. Dkt No.: CC-94-129. Action by Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1427). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001427.doc

CENTURYTEL OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, LLC/CENTURYTEL OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, LLC/GTE ARKANSAS INC./GTE MIDWEST INC./GTE SOUTHWEST INC. Granted requests from CenturyTel of Northwest Arkansas, LLC and CenturyTel of Central Arkansas, LLC and GTE Arkansas Incorporated, GTE Midwest INcorporated, and GTE Southwest Incorporated for a waiver of the definition of "study area" contained in the Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's rules. This waiver will permit GTE to remove the Mammoth Springs exchange, which is physically located in Arkansas, from its Contel Missouri study area controlled by GTE Midwest Incorporated. This waiver will also permit CenturyTel of Central Arkansas to consolidate the Mammoth Springs exchange with the GTE of Arkansas study area it is acquiring from GTE. Dkt No.: CC-96-45. Action by Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 27, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1434). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001434.doc

IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC. CERTIFICATION OF AVERAGE SCHEDULE FORMULS FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2000 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2001. Terminated Proceeding. Action by Chief, Accounting Safeguards Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1329). CCB

IN THE MATTER OF PART 68 WAIVER REQUESTS OF WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GVC CORPORATION/AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION/XSPEED, INC./ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION/ARESCOM, INC./MOTOROLA, INC./ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION/AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION/CAYMAN. SYSTEMS, INC. Conditionally granted requests for waiver. Action by Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1430). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001430.doc

IN THE MATTER OF LEONDARD D. MARTIN. Issued assessment of a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $17,000 against Leonard D. Martin for willful and repeated violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended and Section 303(n) of the Act By Forfeiture Order. Action by Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 00-1428). ENF Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/da001428.doc

GE AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CCC MERGER SUB, INC., COLUMBIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. Granted the application of GE Americom and Columbia for consent to the transfer from Columbia to Merger Sub of Columbia's authorization to launch and operate several satellites in AOR and POR. Granted the related application of GE Americom and Columbia for consent to the transfer from Columbia to Merger Sub of Columbia's authorizations associated with earth station facilities in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dismissed the Applicants' request for waiver of Section 25.116(c)(2) of the Commission's rules as moot. By Order and Authorization. Action by Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order & Auth. (DA No. 00-1332). IB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da001332.doc

CITICASTERS COMPANY. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000) against Citicasters Company, licensee of Station WXTB(FM), Clearwater, FL, for willful and repeated violations of 18 U.S.C. Section 1464, which prohibits the broadcast of indecent material By Forfeiture Order. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 23, 2000. (FCC No. 00-230). MMB

GTE MOBILENET OF SANTA BARBARA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Denied GTE's Petition for Reconsideration of Secondary Status for Station WPJB484, Carpinteria, California and Station WPJB485, Diablo Peak, California By Order on Reconsideration. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1424). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da001424.doc

WLOS LICENSEE, INC. Denied the Petition for Renewal and Reinstatement of License KSH706, Asheville, North Carolina Private Wireless Land Mobile Radio. By Order on Reconsideration. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1423). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da001423.doc

NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK, INC. Denied Dial's request and will grant NSTN's Application for the frequencies requested in the application, including channel pair 471/474.4125 MHz. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1425). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da001425.doc

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ISSUES FINAL APPROVAL OF QWEST-US WEST MERGER. Divestiture of Qwest's Prohibited Long Distance Businesses to Touch America, Inc. is Approved. The FCC ruled that Qwest's proposed divestiture of its long distance services, customers and assets in the US West Region to Touch America, Inc. is consistent with the Communications Act. by MO&O. Action by: the Commission. (FCC No. 00-231) News Media Contact: Michael Balmoris (202) 418-0253. CCB Contact: Henry Thaggert at (202) 418-7941. Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2000/nrcc0033.doc

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND US WEST, INC. Found that Qwest's proposed divestiture of in-region interLATA services, customers, and assets, the limited provisioning of transitional services to effectuate the divestiture, and its proposed special services arrangements do not involve Qwest performing in-region interLATA transmission or amount to the "provision" of in-region interLATA service in violation of section 271 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Dkt No.: CC-99-272. Action by the Commission. Adopted: June 23, 2000. by MO&O. (FCC No. 00-231). CCB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00231.doc

NETSAT 28 COMPANY, L.L.C. Dismissed NetSat 28's application for transfer of control as moot for Authority to Construct, Launch, and Operate a Ka-Band Communications Satellite in the Fixed-Satellite Service in Orbital Location 95 Degrees W.L. Action by Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1264). IB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da001264.doc

PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORPORATION. Dismissed PanAmSat's Applications for Modification of License and for Extension of Milestone Schedule. Action by Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1266). IB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da001266.doc

MORNING STAR SATELLITE COMPANY, L.L.C. Rendered Morning Star's authorization null and void, and the orbit locations that had been assigned to Morning Star are available for reassignment to a qualified applicant in the second Ka-band "processing round.". Action by Chief, International Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by MO&O. (DA No. 00-1265). IB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/2000/da001265.doc

IN RE APPLICATIONS OF GTE CORPORATION, VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC, AND BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF OR ASSIGN PROPERTIES TO DIVESTITURE TRUST AND FOR TEMPORARY WAIVER OF THE CMRS SPECTRUM CAP RULE. The parties are therefore required to come into compliance with the spectrum aggregation rule within 90 days following the closing of the Bell Atlantic - GTE merger. Granted the Applications and required the Applicants to consummate the authority granted herein within 60 days of the date of this Order. Granted the Petition for Waiver of CMRS Spectrum Cap Rule, codified in section 20.6 of the Commission's rules, filed on April April 6, 2000, by Bell Atlantic Corporation, GTE Corporation, and Vodafone AirTouch Plc for a period not to exceed 90 days with respect to PCS-cellular overlaps in the Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Richmond-Norfolk, Cincinnati, Seattle, and Spokane MTAs. Action by Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: June 26, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-1414). WTB Internet URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da001414.doc